Citizen Satisfaction Survey

The Citizen Satisfaction Survey measures and assesses citizen satisfaction with the delivery of major city services and helps set community priorities for improved services and long-range planning. Core areas surveyed included public safety (police, fire and emergency management), public works/utilities (streets and transportation, code enforcement, water service), parks and recreation, communications, quality of life, overall city services and satisfaction with city services for dollars paid.

City Council Presentation

Summary of key findings

Eighty‐four percent of the residents surveyed, who had an opinion, indicated they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the overall quality of services provided by the City. Nationally, only 49 percent of respondents were either “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the overall quality of the services provided by their local government. The city of Sugar Land also saw ratings significantly above the Texas average of 47 percent.

Ninety‐one percent of those surveyed, who had an opinion, indicated they were “very satisfied” or “satisfied” with the overall quality of life in their community, a figure well above the United States and Texas averages.

Ninety‐four percent believe Sugar Land is an “excellent” or “good” place they are proud to call home.

The major categories of city services that had the highest levels of satisfaction, based upon the combined percentage of “very satisfied” and “satisfied” responses among residents who had an opinion, were the quality of police, fire and ambulance service (94 percent); the overall quality of trash and recycling services (89 percent); overall efforts by city government in your area to ensure the community is prepared for emergencies (85 percent); and the overall quality of wastewater utility services (84 percent).

Ninety‐five percent of respondents, who had an opinion, indicated they feel “very safe” or “safe” when walking in their neighborhood during the day. Overall, 89 percent of respondents, who had an opinion, indicated they feel “very safe” or “safe” in their community.

A City Council workshop was held on February 6, 2018 to present these findings.

ETC Institute

Established in 1999, ETC is nationally-recognized for its research and is located in Olathe, Kan. Since its founding, ETC has surveyed more than a million people in 500 cities and 48 states including Houston, Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, San Francisco and many more.

ETC Institute guarantees the results of Sugar Land’s 2017 Citizen Satisfaction Survey are statistically representative of the City. Sugar Land’s survey was administered utilizing a combination of mail, phone, and the Internet.